Create “State” Shape Map and Map Legend 18

Step 1: Create “State” shape Map


1.   Double click on the Shape Map icon on the visualization bar

2.   Map visual will display on the report

3.   Drag and drop the "State" column on the Location box from DUI_Fatalities table

4.   Drag and drop the "%Fatalities” column on the Color Saturation box from DUI_Fatalities table

 

Step 2: Configure the “State” Visual

          

      Click on the Format icon on the visualization bar

       a. General

·           X Position: 432

·           Y Position: 448

·           Weight:

·           Height: 288

                   b. Data Color:

·         Minimum: D8E5EC

·         Center: 2F8AC3

·         Maximum: 262A76

c. Map Zoom: 

·         Turn Auto Zoom: Off         

·         Turn Zoom buttons: On

                  d. Title: 

·         Text: type “State"  

·         Font Color: Black    

·         Background Color: ACD0E7      

·         Alignment: Left

·         Text size:17

·         Font family: DIN

e. Background: ON

·           White (FFFFFF)

·           Transparency: 15%

 f.  Border: On   

·         Color: White, 10% darker



Follow the gif below to Create shape Map. 


 

Step 3: Download the Map Legend from the file 

         

Click on the red button above to download the Zip file that contains "the image needed" for Map Legend.   


1.     Click Insert tab from the panel.

2.     Select image option and browse for the “Map_Legend” image from your computer,

3.     Adjust the size of the image bar Icon under the Shape Map

 

 Click on the Format image on the visualization bar

       a. General

·         X Position:1171

·         Y Position: 682

·         Weight: 110

·         Height: 38

·         Title: OFF

·         Background: OFF

·         Boarder: OFF


Follow the gif below to Create Map Legend 


To learn more about how to create shape Map in Power BI, click the link below:

 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/desktop-shape-map